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Clint Hamilton was honored at the spring awards banquet of the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants for having the highest scores in the state on both the regulation and the auditing sections of the CPA exam during the winter quarter.

Harry Freibert, the president of the KYCPA, presented the awards. Hamilton received his master in accounting degree from the University of Kentucky in May and will be accepting a position with the accounting firm of CohnReznick in Atlanta, Ga. in October. Hamilton is a 2008 graduate of Owen County High School.

Ninth graders invited to Rebel Rally Aug. 8
Owen County Youth Services Center would like to invite all incoming ninth-grade students to Rebel Rally on Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Owen County High School.
Sessions will help students transition smoothly into high school.
Parent session will be at 9:15 and 1:30. The cost is $6 and lunch is provided.
Only those who preregister will get a T-shirt Lunch is provided.

An area pilot has now given more than 200 young people a free demonstration airplane ride as part of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program, which is introducing a new generation to the world of flight.
Among the more than 45,000 pilots around the world who have donated their time and aircraft to the effort is Joseph Sanchez of Jonesville,

A tractor-trailer overturned at approximately 3:35 p.m. Friday afternoon, in front of Cowboys Market on Main Street. Police and emergency crews are on the scene. Police are investigating the cause of the accident and no injuries have been reported. The tractor-trailer also damaged a car parked along Main Street.
See the July 10 edition of the News-Herald for more details.

Tomorrow may be Independence Day, but for at least one Owen countian, every day is the Fourth of July.

Local dentist Dr. Joy Arnold-Morse grew up around the red, white and blue and from the scrubs she wears to the year-round decorations in her home and office, Arnold-Morse said it’s a tradition she hopes will never die.

“Mom was the American flag person,” Arnold-Morse said. “She had them everywhere.”

Despite some less than perfect weather, another successful Owen County Fan Fair has rolled by.

The third-annual event kicked off June 26 with vendors for both shopping and dining. A family fun evening was also scheduled for the day, but was nixed do to heavy rains.

“We gave the vendors an option to stay open or pack it in for the day,” Owen County Visioneer David Morgan said. “They appreciated us doing that, but having to cancel family fun evening hurt our attendance for the year.”